<p>A preliminary report indicates that Harvard received approximately 4,000 applications for Early Admission, a 5 percent decline compared to their previous years total of 4,214. Harvard Admissions refused to specify the exact number of applications for the Class of 2010, stating that it was premature to release the statistics to The Daily.</p>
<p>Yale saw a 3.4 percent increase in early applications after witnessing a 3 percent decrease last year. This year, 130 more students applied to Yale early than in 2004, when 3,933 high school students applied. This is the first time in recent history that Yale received more early applications than Harvard this fall, with 4,065 students applying under the University's early action program.</p>
<p>Princeton received 2,230 early decision applications, a 9 percent increase from the 2,039 received last year.</p>
<p>Stanford received nearly 4,400 SCEA applications. This is above the 4,321 applications Stanford received for the Class of 2009. However, there were 265 incomplete applications and the total complete applications may be similar to last years level.</p>
<p>This year, 2,275 students applied to Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science by November 1st to be considered for admittance under the admissions offices early decision program. The applications represent a five and a half percent jump over last years 2,156 early applications. The increase could precipitate an upsurge in total applications for the year.</p>
<p>Penn received 4,148 undergraduate applications to the Class of 2010, a 21 percent increase from last year's 3,420. An interesting fact is that Penn was among the first of its peer universities to release early-application data. The College had an 16% increase, Wharton a 26% increase, SEAS a 42% increase, and the Nursing a 32% increase for an Overall 21% increase. This is a welcome departure from Penns custom to disclose its ED numbers in late Spring! :)</p>